Why conversations with toddlers matter firstfiveyears.org.au/early-learning…

⭐⭐⭐ HUGE NEWS ⭐⭐⭐ Our beautiful new website has been launched! Here you will learn more about Developmental Language Disorder, access resources & find out how to raise awareness. Please retweet radld.org to share the news! #devlangdis #DLDABC

Great discussion Ep 6 #SHSpodcast. Unfortunately educational malpractice present in Aus classrooms too. Seeing PP/Yr1 students referred for #dyslexia Ax when they’ve not been taught the code #NotFair

Very happy to have this as my work site today - delivering Dyslexia-SPELD BOOST parent workshop to families in the Wakathuni community #partnership #literacy

What a fabulous info source for our kids and families with #devlangdis in Aus Frontiers for Young Minds

I, along with Susie Hillard Sarah Grunwald and the rest of the Talk for Writing team at Dyslexia-SPELD, have been spending a lot of time reading classic Aussie kids' lit for a while now... and are so excited for a little announcement coming on Monday! Stay tuned...

True or False: Language screeners are not reliable. For answers, visit dldandme.org/school-languag… #slpeeps #wespeechies #slpa #slp2b #devlangdis #dldandme #ece #speced #educhat #ellchat #ASHA19

I started writing a blog this year. Over the next few days, I'm going to re-post a few of them, starting with the most obviously useful. This one contains a list of 'tier 2' vocab that would sit well in a KS2 and KS3 context. Retweets appreciated! primarycolour.home.blog/2019/06/14/tie…

For people interested in #devlangdis & ASHA Journals I've done a simplified version of diagnostic flowchart from CATALISE2, which is posted on Figshare & freely available for anyone to use with CCBY licence. figshare.com/articles/CATAL… Hope this will counteract misinformation.

My piece in ⁦The Australian⁩ today theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/child…

Don’t miss this extraordinary webinar series! Join Louisa Moats, Mark Seidenberg, Kate Nation, Carl Hendrick, Paul Kirschner, Daniel Ansari, Pie Corbett, Emily Hanford + Pamela Snow as they discuss language, literacy + learning. Registration is free! Follow @AUSPELD for updates.

Finally, a large-scale statistical study to answer this question—How many words make a sample? The minimum number of words needed in connected speech samples for child speech assessment = 75! Thanks Prof Yvonne Wren FRCSLT Jill Titterington WeSpeechies ASHA Journals tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

We are excited to share the details of three more of the presentations featured in DSF's upcoming Science, Skills and Conventions of Writing online webinar series. Hear from Maria Richards, Sarah Grunwald, Jo Ball and more! Register now at dsf.net.au/our-services/p…

NEW from Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO), ‘Writing and writing instruction: An overview of the literature' may be of interest to ITE providers, policy makers, education management, leaders, educators, parents/carers and speech pathologists/psychologists in schools. edresearch.edu.au/resources/writ…

In addition to our 8 incredible keynote speakers, the DSF Virtual Conference includes more than 50 sessions presented by local and international speakers, including Lyn Stone 𝗗𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗻 @Infeducation Sarah Grunwald MAWA and many more! Go to dsf.net.au/conference

If you're a speech pathologist or speech pathology student interested in school-based literacy interventions (reading focus), consider registering for my upcoming webinar series with Speech Pathology Australia. …nghub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/speechpatholog…

BIG NEWS! New RADLDcampaign video has just premiered. It's about what families think of #DevLangDis diagnosis. Please watch and share youtu.be/kl6tiib_XFQ

Check out the UFLI Foundations game generator app! Select one or more lessons and generate new games using words from those lesson. Games can be a fun way for kids to get the extra practice they need! research.dwi.ufl.edu/op.n/file/pd7p…